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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health condition that affects everything from how you think to how you feel and behave.
There are 3 kinds of schizophrenia symptoms: positive, negative, and cognitive. They can vary greatly from person to person. Not everyone living with schizophrenia will have every symptom, and the way symptoms are experienced can change over time.
Positive Schizophrenia Symptoms are added behaviors that show a person is experiencing thoughts and emotions that don’t reflect their current environment.
- Hearing and seeing things that no one else experiences
- Having beliefs that are not true or logical
- Having difficulty thinking or speaking
Negative Schizophrenia Symptoms reduce feelings or behaviors that are usually present.
- Showing little emotion or facial expression
- Lacking motivation to perform everyday tasks/activities (like bathing or brushing your teeth)
- Speaking very little
- Inability (or reduced ability) to experience pleasure
Cognitive Schizophrenia Symptoms affect a person’s ability to think clearly and perform mental activities.
- Trouble focusing
- Problems with memory
- Difficulty understanding and making decisions
This is not a complete list of symptoms.
Schizophrenia causes or triggers vary and can include a combination of factors. The exact cause of schizophrenia is unknown, but what medical experts do know is that schizophrenia can be caused or triggered by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, including stress. There are several theories about other causes of schizophrenia and why it affects some people but not others.
Genetics
- Is schizophrenia genetic? Someone might be at a higher risk of developing schizophrenia if it runs in their family’s genes, and/or if they have a naturally occurring imbalance of certain chemicals in the brain.
Environment
- In combination with genetic factors, schizophrenia might be triggered by exposure to certain environmental risk factors, like stress, toxins or viruses during brain development, a head injury, or use of certain types of drugs.
Schizophrenia typically develops in early adulthood, usually between the ages of early 20s to 30s.
About 2.4 to 2.8 million American adults live with schizophrenia.
About 1% of the world’s population lives with schizophrenia, and it occurs at similar rates across all ethnic groups and genders.
Receiving a schizophrenia diagnosis means you’re able to do something about it. Since the exact cause of schizophrenia is unknown and symptoms vary so greatly, a diagnosis tends to be a process of elimination to rule out other mental health conditions.
Although only certain healthcare professionals can make a schizophrenia diagnosis, this process can take some time and typically includes:
- A physical exam and tests or screenings with a healthcare professional to rule out other conditions that could cause similar symptoms.
- An evaluation with someone who is specially trained in mental health and will ask questions and make observations to determine if the diagnostic criteria established by the American Psychiatric Association are met.
If you’re asking, “Is schizophrenia curable?”, the short answer is that there is no cure for schizophrenia. However, there are treatments that can help control schizophrenia symptoms.
The types of medications that are most commonly used to treat schizophrenia are called antipsychotics and are prescription medications prescribed by healthcare professionals. They’re believed to help balance the chemicals in the brain, and can be taken in 2 ways:
- Long-Acting Injections: Given by a trained healthcare professional and designed to be gradually released into the system to help control schizophrenia symptoms over a long period of time in 1 dose. This type of medication is different from what you have received during a hospitalization
- Pills: Taken by mouth every day or multiple times a day
Every person living with schizophrenia has their own unique experience. When it comes to deciding on an appropriate schizophrenia treatment, it’s important to discuss your schizophrenia symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment plan with your healthcare professional. Start with our Patient Treatment Change Discussion Guide.
A trained healthcare professional gives the injection.
Usually, the injection is given in the muscle of the upper arm or buttocks.
Injections are given by a trained healthcare professional, typically in a medical office or a mental health clinic. For assistance finding your options of where you can go to receive the injection, talk to your treatment team or search for locations near you with the Alternate Site of Care Locator.
Not at all; it’s just a different way to take antipsychotic medication. Remember, a long-acting injection is different from the shots that are used in crisis situations, like emergency room visits.
It is not known if INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA® will harm your unborn baby.
Tell your healthcare professional right away if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®, talk to your healthcare professional about registering with the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics.
You can register by calling 1-866-961-2388 or visit https://womensmentalhealth.org/clinical-and-research-programs/pregnancyregistry.
Infants born to women who are treated with INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA® may experience symptoms such as tremors, irritability, excessive sleepiness, eye twitching, muscle spasms, decreased appetite, difficulty breathing, or abnormal movement of arms and legs. Let your healthcare professional know if these symptoms occur.
INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, and INVEGA HAFYERA® can pass into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare professional about the best way to feed your baby if you receive INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®.
It's possible. People may feel some pain or discomfort after receiving an injection of INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®. In the 5 pivotal schizophrenia trials for INVEGA SUSTENNA®, injection site reaction was one of the most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥5% and occurring at least twice as often as placebo). During a clinical trial, 3% of those treated with INVEGA TRINZA® experienced some sort of reaction at the injection site vs 0% with placebo. In the double-blind clinical trial for INVEGA HAFYERA®, injection site reaction was observed in 11% of patients who received INVEGA HAFYERA® and 5% of patients who received INVEGA TRINZA®.
Your healthcare professional will tell you how much INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA® you will receive and when you will receive it. If you’re receiving INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®, you and your treatment team can discuss options for programs that may be able to provide you with reminders for your injection appointments, depending on availability in your area.
It is very important to keep all of your appointments and get your injections on time.
If you miss your appointment, call your healthcare professional or treatment team as soon as you can. Your healthcare professional or treatment team will decide what you should do next and work with you to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. If you stop coming for your injections, your symptoms may return. Just because you miss a dose doesn’t mean you should let it derail your progress.
You should not stop receiving injections of this medicine unless you have discussed this with your healthcare professional. If you are still experiencing symptoms or side effects, be sure to let your healthcare professional know, as they may be able to adjust your dosage to ensure the medication is safe and effective for you.
Your safety is always first. Your healthcare professional may give you a test dose with a pill just to make sure you can tolerate the active medication in INVEGA SUSTENNA® if you have never taken oral paliperidone or oral risperidone in the past. Then you will receive 2 starting doses of the long-acting injection and work with your healthcare professional to determine the right monthly dose of INVEGA SUSTENNA® for you.
The most common side effects include:
- Injection site reactions
- Sleepiness or drowsiness
- Dizziness
- Feeling of inner restlessness or needing to be constantly moving
- Abnormal muscle movements, including tremor (shaking), shuffling walk, uncontrolled involuntary movements, and abnormal movements of your eyes
- stroke in elderly people (cerebrovascular problems) that can lead to death
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) NMS is a rare but very serious problem that can happen in people who receive INVEGA SUSTENNA® NMS can cause death and must be treated in a hospital. Call your healthcare professional right away if you become severely ill and have any of these symptoms: high fever; severe muscle stiffness; confusion; loss of consciousness; changes in your breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure
- problems with your heartbeat. These heart problems can cause death. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms: passing out or feeling like you will pass out, dizziness, or feeling as if your heart is pounding or missing beats.
- uncontrolled movements of your tongue, face, mouth, or jaw (tardive dyskinesia)
- metabolic changes. Metabolic changes may include high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), diabetes mellitus and changes in the fat levels in your blood (dyslipidemia), and weight gain
- low blood pressure and fainting
- changes in your blood cell counts
- high level of prolactin in your blood (hyperprolactinemia). INVEGA SUSTENNA® may cause a rise in the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) that may cause side effects including missed menstrual periods, leakage of milk from the breasts, development of breasts in men, or problems with erection.
- problems thinking clearly and moving your body
- seizures
- difficulty swallowing that can cause food or liquid to get into your lungs
- prolonged or painful erection lasting more than 4 hours. Call your healthcare provider or go to your nearest emergency room right away if you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours
- problems with control of your body temperature, especially when you exercise a lot or spend time doing things that make you warm. It is important for you to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
Tell your healthcare professional if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of INVEGA SUSTENNA®. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your healthcare professional for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
You should tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription drugs and things like over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Be sure to keep a list of the medicines and supplements you take to show to your healthcare professional or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
INVEGA SUSTENNA® may affect your ability to make decisions, think clearly, or react quickly. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how INVEGA SUSTENNA® affects you. And avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated.
The cost of INVEGA SUSTENNA® and other details can be found on our Savings & Cost Support page.
The most common side effects include:
- Injection site reactions
- Weight gain
- Headache
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Feeling restless or difficulty sitting still
- Slow movements
- Tremors (shaking)
- Stiffness
- Shuffling walk
- stroke in elderly people (cerebrovascular problems) that can lead to death
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). NMS is a rare but very serious problem that can happen in people who receive INVEGA TRINZA® NMS can cause death and must be treated in a hospital. Call your healthcare professional right away if you become severely ill and have any of these symptoms: high fever; severe muscle stiffness; confusion; loss of consciousness; changes in your breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
- problems with your heartbeat. These heart problems can cause death. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms: passing out or feeling like you will pass out, dizziness, or feeling as if your heart is pounding or missing beats.
- uncontrolled movements of your tongue, face, mouth, or jaw (tardive dyskinesia)
- metabolic changes. Metabolic changes may include high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), diabetes mellitus and changes in the fat levels in your blood (dyslipidemia), and weight gain
- low blood pressure and fainting
- changes in your blood cell counts
- high level of prolactin in your blood (hyperprolactinemia). INVEGA TRINZA® may cause a rise in the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) that may cause side effects including missed menstrual periods, leakage of milk from the breasts, development of breasts in men, or problems with erection.
- problems thinking clearly and moving your body
- seizures
- difficulty swallowing that can cause food or liquid to get into your lungs
- prolonged or painful erection lasting more than 4 hours. Call your healthcare professional or go to your nearest emergency room right away if you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours
- problems with control of your body temperature, especially when you exercise a lot or spend time doing things that make you warm. It is important for you to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration
Tell your healthcare professional if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of INVEGA TRINZA®. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your healthcare professional for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
You should tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription drugs and things like over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Be sure to keep a list of the medicines and supplements you take to show to your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
INVEGA TRINZA® may affect your ability to make decisions, think clearly, or react quickly. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how INVEGA TRINZA® affects you. And avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated.
The cost of INVEGA TRINZA® and other details can be found on our Savings & Cost Support page.
The most common side effects include:
- Injection site reactions
- Weight gain
- Headache
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Feeling restless or difficulty sitting still
- Slow movements
- Tremors (shaking)
- Stiffness
- Shuffling walk
- stroke in elderly people (cerebrovascular problems) that can lead to death
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). NMS is a rare but very serious problem that can happen in people who receive INVEGA HAFYERA® NMS can cause death and must be treated in a hospital. Call your healthcare professional right away if you become severely ill and have any of these symptoms: high fever; severe muscle stiffness; confusion; loss of consciousness; changes in your breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
- problems with your heartbeat. These heart problems can cause death. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms: passing out or feeling like you will pass out, dizziness, or feeling as if your heart is pounding or missing beats.
- uncontrolled movements of your tongue, face, mouth, or jaw (tardive dyskinesia)
- metabolic changes. Metabolic changes may include high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), diabetes mellitus and changes in the fat levels in your blood (dyslipidemia), and weight gain
- low blood pressure and fainting
- changes in your blood cell counts
- high level of prolactin in your blood (hyperprolactinemia). INVEGA HAFYERA® may cause a rise in the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) that may cause side effects including missed menstrual periods, leakage of milk from the breasts, development of breasts in men, or problems with erection.
- problems thinking clearly and moving your body
- seizures
- difficulty swallowing that can cause food or liquid to get into your lungs
- prolonged or painful erection lasting more than 4 hours. Call your healthcare professional or go to your nearest emergency room right away if you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours
- problems with control of your body temperature, especially when you exercise a lot or spend time doing things that make you warm. It is important for you to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
Tell your healthcare professional if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of INVEGA HAFYERA®. For more information, ask your healthcare professional or pharmacist.
Call your healthcare professional for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
You should tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription drugs and things like over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Be sure to keep a list of the medicines and supplements you take to show to your healthcare professional or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
INVEGA HAFYERA® may affect your ability to make decisions, think clearly, or react quickly. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how INVEGA HAFYERA® affects you. And avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated.
The cost of INVEGA HAFYERA® and other details can be found on our Savings & Cost Support page.
Since out-of-pocket costs will be different depending on what coverage you have, be sure to check with your insurance provider for the exact cost. But the cost of your medication should be roughly the same per month, regardless of whether you’re taking INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®.
Patients may eligible for additional support from Johnson & Johnson.
if you are uninsured or if your coverage does not fully meet your needs, you may be eligible to receive your medicine from J&J free of charge for up to one year.
You must meet eligibility and income requirements for the Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Program. See terms and conditions at JanssenCarePath.com.
A trained healthcare professional gives the injection.
Usually, the injection is given in the muscle of the upper arm or buttocks.
Injections are given by a trained healthcare professional, typically in a medical office or a mental health clinic. For assistance finding your options of where you can go to receive the injection, talk to your treatment team or search for locations near you with the Alternate Site of Care Locator.
Not at all; it’s just a different way to take antipsychotic medication. Remember, a long-acting injection is different from the shots that are used in crisis situations, like emergency room visits.
It is not known if INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA® will harm your unborn baby.
Tell your healthcare professional right away if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®, talk to your healthcare professional about registering with the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics.
You can register by calling 1-866-961-2388 or visit https://womensmentalhealth.org/clinical-and-research-programs/pregnancyregistry.
Infants born to women who are treated with INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA® may experience symptoms such as tremors, irritability, excessive sleepiness, eye twitching, muscle spasms, decreased appetite, difficulty breathing, or abnormal movement of arms and legs. Let your healthcare professional know if these symptoms occur.
INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, and INVEGA HAFYERA® can pass into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare professional about the best way to feed your baby if you receive INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®.
It's possible. People may feel some pain or discomfort after receiving an injection of INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®. In the 5 pivotal schizophrenia trials for INVEGA SUSTENNA®, injection site reaction was one of the most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥5% and occurring at least twice as often as placebo). During a clinical trial, 3% of those treated with INVEGA TRINZA® experienced some sort of reaction at the injection site vs 0% with placebo. In the double-blind clinical trial for INVEGA HAFYERA®, injection site reaction was observed in 11% of patients who received INVEGA HAFYERA® and 5% of patients who received INVEGA TRINZA®.
Your healthcare professional will tell you how much INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA® you will receive and when you will receive it. If you’re receiving INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®, you and your treatment team can discuss options for programs that may be able to provide you with reminders for your injection appointments, depending on availability in your area.
It is very important to keep all of your appointments and get your injections on time.
If you miss your appointment, call your healthcare professional or treatment team as soon as you can. Your healthcare professional or treatment team will decide what you should do next and work with you to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. If you stop coming for your injections, your symptoms may return. Just because you miss a dose doesn’t mean you should let it derail your progress.
You should not stop receiving injections of this medicine unless you have discussed this with your healthcare professional. If you are still experiencing symptoms or side effects, be sure to let your healthcare professional know, as they may be able to adjust your dosage to ensure the medication is safe and effective for you.
Your safety is always first. Your healthcare professional may give you a test dose with a pill just to make sure you can tolerate the active medication in INVEGA SUSTENNA® if you have never taken oral paliperidone or oral risperidone in the past. Then you will receive 2 starting doses of the long-acting injection and work with your healthcare professional to determine the right monthly dose of INVEGA SUSTENNA® for you.
The most common side effects include:
- Injection site reactions
- Sleepiness or drowsiness
- Dizziness
- Feeling of inner restlessness or needing to be constantly moving
- Abnormal muscle movements, including tremor (shaking), shuffling walk, uncontrolled involuntary movements, and abnormal movements of your eyes
- stroke in elderly people (cerebrovascular problems) that can lead to death
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) NMS is a rare but very serious problem that can happen in people who receive INVEGA SUSTENNA® NMS can cause death and must be treated in a hospital. Call your healthcare professional right away if you become severely ill and have any of these symptoms: high fever; severe muscle stiffness; confusion; loss of consciousness; changes in your breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure
- problems with your heartbeat. These heart problems can cause death. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms: passing out or feeling like you will pass out, dizziness, or feeling as if your heart is pounding or missing beats.
- uncontrolled movements of your tongue, face, mouth, or jaw (tardive dyskinesia)
- metabolic changes. Metabolic changes may include high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), diabetes mellitus and changes in the fat levels in your blood (dyslipidemia), and weight gain
- low blood pressure and fainting
- changes in your blood cell counts
- high level of prolactin in your blood (hyperprolactinemia). INVEGA SUSTENNA® may cause a rise in the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) that may cause side effects including missed menstrual periods, leakage of milk from the breasts, development of breasts in men, or problems with erection.
- problems thinking clearly and moving your body
- seizures
- difficulty swallowing that can cause food or liquid to get into your lungs
- prolonged or painful erection lasting more than 4 hours. Call your healthcare provider or go to your nearest emergency room right away if you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours
- problems with control of your body temperature, especially when you exercise a lot or spend time doing things that make you warm. It is important for you to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
Tell your healthcare professional if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of INVEGA SUSTENNA®. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your healthcare professional for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
You should tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription drugs and things like over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Be sure to keep a list of the medicines and supplements you take to show to your healthcare professional or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
INVEGA SUSTENNA® may affect your ability to make decisions, think clearly, or react quickly. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how INVEGA SUSTENNA® affects you. And avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated.
The cost of INVEGA SUSTENNA® and other details can be found on our Savings & Cost Support page.
The most common side effects include:
- Injection site reactions
- Weight gain
- Headache
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Feeling restless or difficulty sitting still
- Slow movements
- Tremors (shaking)
- Stiffness
- Shuffling walk
- stroke in elderly people (cerebrovascular problems) that can lead to death
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). NMS is a rare but very serious problem that can happen in people who receive INVEGA TRINZA® NMS can cause death and must be treated in a hospital. Call your healthcare professional right away if you become severely ill and have any of these symptoms: high fever; severe muscle stiffness; confusion; loss of consciousness; changes in your breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
- problems with your heartbeat. These heart problems can cause death. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms: passing out or feeling like you will pass out, dizziness, or feeling as if your heart is pounding or missing beats.
- uncontrolled movements of your tongue, face, mouth, or jaw (tardive dyskinesia)
- metabolic changes. Metabolic changes may include high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), diabetes mellitus and changes in the fat levels in your blood (dyslipidemia), and weight gain
- low blood pressure and fainting
- changes in your blood cell counts
- high level of prolactin in your blood (hyperprolactinemia). INVEGA TRINZA® may cause a rise in the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) that may cause side effects including missed menstrual periods, leakage of milk from the breasts, development of breasts in men, or problems with erection.
- problems thinking clearly and moving your body
- seizures
- difficulty swallowing that can cause food or liquid to get into your lungs
- prolonged or painful erection lasting more than 4 hours. Call your healthcare professional or go to your nearest emergency room right away if you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours
- problems with control of your body temperature, especially when you exercise a lot or spend time doing things that make you warm. It is important for you to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration
Tell your healthcare professional if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of INVEGA TRINZA®. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your healthcare professional for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
You should tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription drugs and things like over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Be sure to keep a list of the medicines and supplements you take to show to your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
INVEGA TRINZA® may affect your ability to make decisions, think clearly, or react quickly. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how INVEGA TRINZA® affects you. And avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated.
The cost of INVEGA TRINZA® and other details can be found on our Savings & Cost Support page.
The most common side effects include:
- Injection site reactions
- Weight gain
- Headache
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Feeling restless or difficulty sitting still
- Slow movements
- Tremors (shaking)
- Stiffness
- Shuffling walk
- stroke in elderly people (cerebrovascular problems) that can lead to death
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). NMS is a rare but very serious problem that can happen in people who receive INVEGA HAFYERA® NMS can cause death and must be treated in a hospital. Call your healthcare professional right away if you become severely ill and have any of these symptoms: high fever; severe muscle stiffness; confusion; loss of consciousness; changes in your breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
- problems with your heartbeat. These heart problems can cause death. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms: passing out or feeling like you will pass out, dizziness, or feeling as if your heart is pounding or missing beats.
- uncontrolled movements of your tongue, face, mouth, or jaw (tardive dyskinesia)
- metabolic changes. Metabolic changes may include high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), diabetes mellitus and changes in the fat levels in your blood (dyslipidemia), and weight gain
- low blood pressure and fainting
- changes in your blood cell counts
- high level of prolactin in your blood (hyperprolactinemia). INVEGA HAFYERA® may cause a rise in the blood levels of a hormone called prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) that may cause side effects including missed menstrual periods, leakage of milk from the breasts, development of breasts in men, or problems with erection.
- problems thinking clearly and moving your body
- seizures
- difficulty swallowing that can cause food or liquid to get into your lungs
- prolonged or painful erection lasting more than 4 hours. Call your healthcare professional or go to your nearest emergency room right away if you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours
- problems with control of your body temperature, especially when you exercise a lot or spend time doing things that make you warm. It is important for you to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
Tell your healthcare professional if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of INVEGA HAFYERA®. For more information, ask your healthcare professional or pharmacist.
Call your healthcare professional for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
You should tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription drugs and things like over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Be sure to keep a list of the medicines and supplements you take to show to your healthcare professional or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
INVEGA HAFYERA® may affect your ability to make decisions, think clearly, or react quickly. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how INVEGA HAFYERA® affects you. And avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated.
The cost of INVEGA HAFYERA® and other details can be found on our Savings & Cost Support page.
Since out-of-pocket costs will be different depending on what coverage you have, be sure to check with your insurance provider for the exact cost. But the cost of your medication should be roughly the same per month, regardless of whether you’re taking INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, or INVEGA HAFYERA®.
Patients may eligible for additional support from Johnson & Johnson.
if you are uninsured or if your coverage does not fully meet your needs, you may be eligible to receive your medicine from J&J free of charge for up to one year.
You must meet eligibility and income requirements for the Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Program. See terms and conditions at JanssenCarePath.com.
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